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pedium insigne Sandere, one of them bearing twelve flowers, and several 
good C. insigne, Harefield Hall var. 
Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, received a First-class Certificate for 
Vanda ccerulea Sander, a handsome form, having white sepals and petals, 
tipped and margined with magenta pink, andthe lip of a magenta shade. A 
similar award was given to Cypripedium Charlesworthii var. Temeraire, 
a very remarkable form, the dorsal sepal being nearly four inches across, 
wavy at the sides and pointed at the apex, and the colour white with rosy- 
lilac veining, the petals and lip being fairly typical. They also sent 
‘Chondropetalum Fletcheri, Bulbophyllum cylindraceum, and an unnamed 
Peruvian Lycaste with ivory-white flowers. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards Heath, sent a pretty little 
group, including a fine example of Odontioda Devossiana, Calanthe x 
burfordiensis, Cypripedium X Leeanum giganteum, C. x Thalia, and other 
hybrid Cypripedes ; also a few very good Cattleyas. 
Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Haywards Heath, sent a small group of 
-choice things, including Brassocattleya Leemannize, Cymbidium erythro- 
‘stylum, Cypripedium X Germaine Opoix, Westfield var., C. x Priam, C. x 
Thalia, Westfield var., Cattleya x Maggie Rafael alba, C. x Lambeau- 
iana, and C. x Clarkii. 
MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID. 
A meeting of this Society was held at the Coal Exchange, Manchester, 
on November 3rd, when the following members of the Committee were 
‘present :—Messrs. E. Ashworth (Chairman), R. Ashworth, Arthur, Ashton, 
Bolton, Holmes, Keeling, Parket, Sander, Thorp, Ward and Weathers 
(hon. sec.). 
G. Shorland Ball, Esq., Burton, Westmorland (gr. Mr. Herdman), ex- 
hibited a fine collection of plants, in which were some very good Cypripe- 
-diums, C. x Earl of Tankerville, C. insigne var. Sander, C. x Hitchinsiz 
_in variety, and a choice plant of Lycaste Skinneri var. alba. (Silver-gilt 
Medal). 
J. H. Craven, Esq., Keighley (gr. Mr. Corney), staged a group of 
Epidendrum vitellinum var. autumnale, which added brightness to the 
-show, and for which a Silver Medal and Cultural Certificate were awarded. 
‘Cattleya X Fabia alba, Craven’s var. received an Award of Merit. 
F. A. Hindley, Esq., Great Horton, Bradford (gr. Mr. Fox), was 
awarded a Silver Medal for a mixed group of Orchids. 
Z. A. Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. Mr. Weatherby), was awarded a 
Silver Medal for a splendidly-grown collection of Cypripediums, in which 
were many specimens of the yellow forms of C. insigne. 
R. Ashworth, E-sq., Newchurch (gr. Mr. Gilden), had the distinction of 
